Subject:so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:sonic2005on05/11/16 at 5:20 pm

in the beginning of this decade the late 00s still felt recent but now that this decade is getting closer to its end do the late 00s feel dated or is dated to yall yet?

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Written By:Baltimoreianon05/11/16 at 5:42 pm

I've already found the late '00s to be dated since 2015.

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Written By:Zelek2on05/11/16 at 5:53 pm

Yes. When they show speeches of Obama from 2008 on TV, the picture quality looks quite dated.

Even the early 2010s have aspects that set them apart from today. For example: social media was already popular then, but now it's on a whole new level of ubiquity.

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Written By:Baltimoreianon05/11/16 at 5:59 pm

Yes. When they show speeches of Obama from 2008 on TV, the picture quality looks quite dated.

Even the early 2010s have aspects that set them apart from today. For example: social media was already popular then, but now it's on a whole new level of ubiquity.

The early 2010s were equally popular as the mid 2010s, social media wise. You had people texting with smartphones, using Facebook and Twitter, along with having the same modern pop culture as the mid 2010s. The late 2000s were kinda like that, but it wasn't as big as the early-mid 2010s.

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Written By:mxcrashxmon05/11/16 at 6:48 pm

Yes, they now are considering it's been 7-9 years. When I look at things from that time-frame, it's totally different from today.

The early 2010s were equally popular as the mid 2010s, social media wise. You had people texting with smartphones, using Facebook and Twitter, along with having the same modern pop culture as the mid 2010s. The late 2000s were kinda like that, but it wasn't as big as the early-mid 2010s. I agree with Zelek. The factors that set the early 10s away from today is:

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Written By:bchris02on05/11/16 at 6:48 pm

The early 2010s were equally popular as the mid 2010s, social media wise. You had people texting with smartphones, using Facebook and Twitter, along with having the same modern pop culture as the mid 2010s. The late 2000s were kinda like that, but it wasn't as big as the early-mid 2010s.

This. There isn't a ton of difference between the early 2010s and the mid 2010s social media wise. The late '00s were different, with it primarily being centered around MySpace and Facebook accessed through a laptop or desktop computer. By 2011, most people were getting smartphones and Twitter had really taken off.

As for the late '00s, I don't think they feel dated. The music was different, but other than that it doesn't seem that dated but there are subtle differences. When I look at pictures from that era however, I really miss it. If there was one era that had a "dreamy" vibe it was 2008-2010.

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Written By:Baltimoreianon05/11/16 at 7:00 pm

I agree with Zelek. The factors that set the early 10s away from today is:

But wasn't the iPhone popular during the early 2010s? Especially when a lot of teenagers used them? I could get that the early 2010s were 7th generation, but that's what makes them different compared to the mid 2010s. The TV and music is kinda relevant today from the early 2010s. Especially Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Better Call Saul (a prequel to Breaking Bad), etc.

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Written By:mxcrashxmon05/11/16 at 7:18 pm

But wasn't the iPhone popular during the early 2010s? Especially when a lot of teenagers used them? I could get that the early 2010s were 7th generation, but that's what makes them different compared to the mid 2010s. The TV and music is kinda relevant today from the early 2010s. Especially Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Better Call Saul (a prequel to Breaking Bad), etc.Not entirely. I don't recall many people having one until at least 2012/13. As for music, not really because there are certain sub-genres that were popular at that time that are irrelevant today.

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Written By:Baltimoreianon05/11/16 at 7:38 pm

Not entirely. I don't recall many people having one until at least 2012/13. As for music, not really because there are certain sub-genres that were popular at that time that are irrelevant today.

But I still find the era to be recent. Not recent recent, but like I can't be nostalgic for it. I could recall some people using modern technology during the early 2010s, so I wouldn't say its different from the mid 2010s.

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Written By:mxcrashxmon05/11/16 at 7:47 pm

But I still find the era to be recent. Not recent recent, but like I can't be nostalgic for it. I could recall some people using modern technology during the early 2010s, so I wouldn't say its different from the mid 2010s.I'm not saying they are extremely different from each other, but there are small distinctions from both eras and it's getting less recent especially considering that 2010 is almost close to 10 years. In about 2/3 years from now, the early 10s will be 5/6-8/9 years ago.

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Written By:Baltimoreianon05/11/16 at 7:56 pm

I'm not saying they are extremely different from each other, but there are small distinctions from both eras and it's getting less recent especially considering that 2010 is almost close to 10 years. In about 2/3 years from now, the early 10s will be 5/6-8/9 years ago.

Yeah. By that time, it would be as old as the late 2000s in 2018/9. Maybe I'll be nostalgic for 2010 and 2011, since those were the only years that I actually enjoyed from this decade. But just because the era is barely relevant, that doesn't mean I still find it recent.

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Written By:mxcrashxmon05/11/16 at 8:10 pm

Yeah. By that time, it would be as old as the late 2000s in 2018/9. Maybe I'll be nostalgic for 2010 and 2011, since those were the only years that I actually enjoyed from this decade. But just because the era is barely relevant, that doesn't mean I still find it recent.I understand. Some people still see the early 10s as recent, but sooner or later, it definitely will be dated.

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Written By:2001on05/11/16 at 8:28 pm

You couldn't give me a fixed income to go back to the late 2000s technologically, so in that aspect, yes. It's not really OMG SO ANCIENT though.

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Written By:Toonon05/11/16 at 8:37 pm

You couldn't give me a fixed income to go back to the late 2000s technologically, so in that aspect, yes. It's not really OMG SO ANCIENT though.

Well while it isn't OMG SO ANCIENT the late '00s does seem pretty dated compared to today. 2009 is the only year that can be still be seen as recent, but even then 2009 feels pretty different from 2016. And 2007-2008 are just dated overall to me. Different trends and culture overall. OMG SO ANCIENT doesn't normally happen until a year has ended for 20+ years.

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Written By:2001on05/12/16 at 1:24 pm

This. There isn't a ton of difference between the early 2010s and the mid 2010s social media wise. The late '00s were different, with it primarily being centered around MySpace and Facebook accessed through a laptop or desktop computer. By 2011, most people were getting smartphones and Twitter had really taken off.

As for the late '00s, I don't think they feel dated. The music was different, but other than that it doesn't seem that dated but there are subtle differences. When I look at pictures from that era however, I really miss it. If there was one era that had a "dreamy" vibe it was 2008-2010.

Twitter took off 2008-09 school year along with Facebook. Although it did experience another burst of popularity in 2012 when they moved from being text-only to adding imbedded images and videos.

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Written By:Toonon05/12/16 at 1:55 pm

Curious on what people mean when an era has a "dreamy" vibe.

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Written By:Slim95on05/12/16 at 2:00 pm

in the beginning of this decade the late 00s still felt recent but now that this decade is getting closer to its end do the late 00s feel dated or is dated to yall yet?

Yeah definitely. Especially from a technology perspective. A day in a life in 2008 for me was going to my old slow Desktop computer with Windows XP and playing old web games and watching funny, creative videos on old YouTube. Creating a Facebook for the first time and enjoying the platform, logging into MySpace and even using MSN still. Having no cell phone, calling friends on the landline and using an mp3 player to listen to music. This was all true 2008 and 2009 but 2007 is even more distant and primitive in technology. These days, I play games, listen to music, watch music videos, go on social media and web browse all on my smartphone. I have Windows 10 on my tablet. I rarely log into Facebook and YouTube has become less entertaining (but I still enjoy it). Of course the old social media sites from back in the day are dead today. Almost all social media sites are now mobile apps too. I use Periscope often and I didn't think something like that would be possible in the late 00's. I also use VR today which I also thought was Sci-Fi in the late 00's. We've come a long way.

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Written By:2001on05/12/16 at 2:02 pm

Curious on what people mean when an era has a "dreamy" vibe.

I don't know either. So many different people have used the term too, I think I'm just daft. :(

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Written By:Slim95on05/12/16 at 2:04 pm

I understand. Some people still see the early 10s as recent, but sooner or later, it definitely will be dated.

The only year of the early 10s that is dated to me is 2010. 2011 is getting there but not quite yet, perhaps the first half only but 2010 is the last year that truly feels dated for me. I get some nostalgia if I hear a song from the early 10's but it's still too recent. There's no doubt that will change soon though.

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Written By:bchris02on05/12/16 at 2:47 pm

Twitter took off 2008-09 school year along with Facebook. Although it did experience another burst of popularity in 2012 when they moved from being text-only to adding imbedded images and videos.

Exactly. Twitter took off during the 2008-09 school year though it was 2010 before I started hearing about it all the time. My point was that social media hasn't really changed a lot since the early 2010s. By 2011 and 2012, the social media revolution was complete. People were glued to their smartphones and their entire social life was on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, just like today. People who say that the mid 2010s is more social media oriented than the early 2010s are incorrect. The two big things that set the mid 2010s apart from the early 2010s are the decline of electropop and the rise of SJW and anti-SJW culture.

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Written By:Eazy-EMAN1995on05/12/16 at 2:49 pm

I think pre summer 2008 late 2000s(late 06-mid 08) is dated... But the VERY late 2000s, it still feels recent to me. Next year the entire late 00s is gonna feel dated tho! ;D

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Written By:Baltimoreianon05/12/16 at 3:03 pm

Curious on what people mean when an era has a "dreamy" vibe.

I think they meant it was beautiful. I don't know why is it "dreamy" to them, since it doesn't make that sense.

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Written By:Slim95on05/12/16 at 3:58 pm

Exactly. Twitter took off during the 2008-09 school year though it was 2010 before I started hearing about it all the time. My point was that social media hasn't really changed a lot since the early 2010s. By 2011 and 2012, the social media revolution was complete. People were glued to their smartphones and their entire social life was on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, just like today. People who say that the mid 2010s is more social media oriented than the early 2010s are incorrect. The two big things that set the mid 2010s apart from the early 2010s are the decline of electropop and the rise of SJW and anti-SJW culture.

I disagree. I think technology and social media has changed a lot. In the early 10's the focus was more on social media being on laptops, these days it's more focused on phones and tablets. Also, the smartphone has come a long way and is much more advanced than in the early 2010s. The Galaxy S3 is super old looking compared to the S7 Edge and the IPhone 6 is much more advanced than the 4S as well. Phones are much bigger now too. We have smartwatches now, VR, AR in the works like Holo Lens, virtual assistants like Amazon Echo, and other cool tech advancements. The hoverboard thing is popular now even though it's not an actual hoverboard. self-driving cars are already being tested in many places. Electropop has not completely died off and I don't see that at all as being the definite difference between the two eras. SJW is just a trend that had some roots in the early 10's as well, again not all that different. Most artists that are popular today were popular then except for Lady Gaga. Technology is the main difference in my opinion.

I don't think there is a big difference between the early 10s and mid 10s culturally. The two eras are very similar to each other and both play a big part in shaping the 2010s as a whole.

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Written By:mqg96on05/12/16 at 4:06 pm

1999 - 2001: millions of years ago; ancient

2002 - 2004: long time ago; very dated

2005 - 2007: a while ago; a little dated

2008 - present: feels like yesterday; recent

That's my world based off how I've lived my whole life. It's not going to change for me, since I have a strong memory.

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Written By:SpyroKevon05/12/16 at 4:44 pm

1999 - 2001: millions of years ago; ancient

2002 - 2004: long time ago; very dated

2005 - 2007: a while ago; a little dated

2008 - present: feels like yesterday; recent

That's my world based off how I've lived my whole life. It's not going to change for me, since I have a strong memory.

I'll go with this. The only thing that blows me away from 2009 is my missed opportunities. While 08 and back feels dated to me in general.

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Written By:bchris02on05/12/16 at 5:16 pm

I disagree. I think technology and social media has changed a lot. In the early 10's the focus was more on social media being on laptops, these days it's more focused on phones and tablets. Also, the smartphone has come a long way and is much more advanced than in the early 2010s. The Galaxy S3 is super old looking compared to the S7 Edge and the IPhone 6 is much more advanced than the 4S as well. Phones are much bigger now too. We have smartwatches now, VR, AR in the works like Holo Lens, virtual assistants like Amazon Echo, and other cool tech advancements. The hoverboard thing is popular now even though it's not an actual hoverboard. self-driving cars are already being tested in many places. Electropop has not completely died off and I don't see that at all as being the definite difference between the two eras. SJW is just a trend that had some roots in the early 10's as well, again not all that different. Most artists that are popular today were popular then except for Lady Gaga. Technology is the main difference in my opinion.

I don't think there is a big difference between the early 10s and mid 10s culturally. The two eras are very similar to each other and both play a big part in shaping the 2010s as a whole.

Smartphones have evolved and improved significantly, but the things people were doing on their smartphones were pretty much the same in 2011 as they are today. There is not much I currently use my iPhone 6 for that I couldn't do on my 4. The biggest difference is its much faster and has a lot more storage space and the camera is a lot better, but nothing really life changing has happened for me on the smartphone front since I got my first iPhone in 2008.

I am not completely sold on smartwatches. I really think the next frontier will be VR headsets as they are starting to become more popular now. I agree that SJW culture had its roots in the early '10s with the Occupy movement, but it didn't seem to divide people back then near to the extent it does today. Today, there is so much anger and hatred among people.

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Written By:sonic2005on05/12/16 at 5:30 pm

Smartphones have evolved and improved significantly, but the things people were doing on their smartphones were pretty much the same in 2011 as they are today. There is not much I currently use my iPhone 6 for that I couldn't do on my 4. The biggest difference is its much faster and has a lot more storage space and the camera is a lot better, but nothing really life changing has happened for me on the smartphone front since I got my first iPhone in 2008.

I am not completely sold on smartwatches. I really think the next frontier will be VR headsets as they are starting to become more popular now. I agree that SJW culture had its roots in the early '10s with the Occupy movement, but it didn't seem to divide people back then near to the extent it does today. Today, there is so much anger and hatred among people.

yeah it seems since 2014 this decade just got darker all of a sudden

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Written By:sonic2005on05/12/16 at 5:32 pm

Curious on what people mean when an era has a "dreamy" vibe.

I think they mean like an upbeat fun party vibe when you look at the early 10s it had more of a lets have fun and party all the time feel (most likely a response to the recession we were in)

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Written By:JordanK1982on05/12/16 at 5:37 pm

Everything after 2003 feels recent to me.

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Written By:bchris02on05/12/16 at 6:53 pm

I think they mean like an upbeat fun party vibe when you look at the early 10s it had more of a lets have fun and party all the time feel (most likely a response to the recession we were in)

Yeah this! People weren't near as serious or uptight. I could go out and have fun without worrying about what everybody was thinking. The music was great, I had good friends, and was still young so I didn't have to worry about over-imbibing. I was in a big city where I could openly be myself. It was especially the case in 2009 and 2010. I miss those days.

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Written By:2001on05/12/16 at 7:04 pm

I can see why the early 10s can be described as dreamy, but the late 2000s were very gloomy. :o That recession was depressing.

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Written By:Slim95on05/12/16 at 8:33 pm

I can see why the early 10s can be described as dreamy, but the late 2000s were very gloomy. :o That recession was depressing.

The recession didn't stop the vibe from being upbeat though. All the songs were about dancing and partying at the time and the fashion was super colourful. Then all the corniness from Jonas Brothers and Justin Beiber. It was an upbeat period, much more than today too.

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Written By:Slim95on05/12/16 at 8:34 pm

Yeah this! People weren't near as serious or uptight. I could go out and have fun without worrying about what everybody was thinking. The music was great, I had good friends, and was still young so I didn't have to worry about over-imbibing. I was in a big city where I could openly be myself. It was especially the case in 2009 and 2010. I miss those days.

I hope the late 10s are like this, but less superficial. There was something eerie about the upbeat vibe of the late 00s/early 10s. It felt fake and forced. I remember during the time nobody liked the current state of pop culture and music. I want that to change and have an upbeat culture everyone will enjoy.

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Written By:bchris02on05/12/16 at 9:56 pm

I can see why the early 10s can be described as dreamy, but the late 2000s were very gloomy. :o That recession was depressing.

For me, the "dreamy" vibe started in mid/late 2009. I agree that 2008 was very gloomy. In my personal life 2008 was an awesome year, one of the best of my life. However, there was that elephant in the room of the economy and the recession. That all subsided in 2009.

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Written By:mqg96on05/12/16 at 10:43 pm

Yeah, personally IMO 2008 wasn't as good of a 2000's year as some people make it out to be. My favorite year of the late 2000's will always be 2007. Still in elementary school for half of the year, went on like 4 vacations throughout the year including Washington DC, addicted to the Nintendo DS, went to Dave & Busters a couple of times, last year of the core 2000's, etc. 2008 may have been the quintessential year of the late 2000's to people or a great year pop culturally for the mainstream, especially that exciting election, but my personal life in middle school and going through a lot of changes in the family was tough for me. Playing on the Wii for Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and Mario Kart Wii was fun. The movies in 2008 (as well as the other late 2000's years) were great too, but overall 2008 still wasn't that great though. Summer 2008 was so boring. No vacations, our entire house got renovated which took a lot of work and looked completely different by the end of the summer, and my youngest sister was born. Late 2008 felt like a completely different world to me than early 2008. It was really the final nail in the coffin of my childhood. Even most of 2009 wasn't that good for me either, except for that epic summer. So I'd still take 2009 over 2008 too, barely. I agree that late 2009 was when the dreamy vibe began, and I was so ready to get out of middle school by then. The early 2010's and high school were so much better for me overall, and while I don't miss being in high school, I do miss a lot of my friends & acquaintances from high school, my cross country team, youth ministry at my church, etc. I've hardly seen any of them since graduation. I miss some of the pop culture from the early 2010's too, but some pop culture from the mid 2010's I'm enjoying right now as well. I also miss it when none of this SJW/LGBT culture (no offense to anyone on here, just my opinion) and over saturation/sensitivity of social media wasn't around or wasn't big yet.

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Written By:Slim95on05/12/16 at 11:14 pm

Yeah, personally IMO 2008 wasn't as good of a 2000's year as some people make it out to be. My favorite year of the late 2000's will always be 2007. Still in elementary school for half of the year, went on like 4 vacations throughout the year including Washington DC, addicted to the Nintendo DS, went to Dave & Busters a couple of times, last year of the core 2000's, etc. 2008 may have been the quintessential year of the late 2000's to people or a great year pop culturally for the mainstream, especially that exciting election, but my personal life in middle school and going through a lot of changes in the family was tough for me. Playing on the Wii for Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and Mario Kart Wii was fun. The movies in 2008 (as well as the other late 2000's years) were great too, but overall 2008 still wasn't that great though. Summer 2008 was so boring. No vacations, our entire house got renovated which took a lot of work and looked completely different by the end of the summer, and my youngest sister was born. Late 2008 felt like a completely different world to me than early 2008. It was really the final nail in the coffin of my childhood. Even most of 2009 wasn't that good for me either, except for that epic summer. So I'd still take 2009 over 2008 too, barely. I agree that late 2009 was when the dreamy vibe began, and I was so ready to get out of middle school by then. The early 2010's and high school were so much better for me overall, and while I don't miss being in high school, I do miss a lot of my friends & acquaintances from high school, my cross country team, youth ministry at my church, etc. I've hardly seen any of them since graduation. I miss some of the pop culture from the early 2010's too, but some pop culture from the mid 2010's I'm enjoying right now as well. I also miss it when none of this SJW/LGBT culture (no offense to anyone on here, just my opinion) and over saturation/sensitivity of social media wasn't around or wasn't big yet.

2007 was my favourite year of the 2000s and maybe even my life. So much nice memories from my personal life that year.

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Written By:Toonon05/12/16 at 11:25 pm

I think they mean like an upbeat fun party vibe when you look at the early 10s it had more of a lets have fun and party all the time feel (most likely a response to the recession we were in)

Ah, I got it. Early '10s was pretty upbeat. Does anyone have any clue on why the mid '10s seem to be a bit more darker? Also something is probably just wrong with my memory, but when I think of the early '10s I instantly imagine neon colors. I assume it's probably due to the fashion of the early '10s and how a lot of people wore bright clothing. Wonder if people still wear them today.

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Written By:Slim95on05/12/16 at 11:33 pm

Ah, I got it. Early '10s was pretty upbeat. Does anyone have any clue on why the mid '10s seem to be a bit more darker? Also something is probably just wrong with my memory, but when I think of the early '10s I instantly imagine neon colors. I assume it's probably due to the fashion of the early '10s and how a lot of people wore bright clothing. Wonder if people still wear them today.

Here in Canada where I live it's because we're in a worse recession than the one in 2008. In the U.S. I don't know, they should be happy their dollar is doing great and their economy has picked up. But it could be because of world events and the violence going on everywhere.

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Written By:Toonon05/12/16 at 11:38 pm

Here in Canada where I live it's because we're in a worse recession than the one in 2008. In the U.S. I don't know, they should be happy their dollar is doing great and their economy has picked up. But it could be because of world events and the violence going on everywhere.

Despite being an American I've been doing a poor job of keeping up with mid 10's pop culture and events. Hope this violence stops soon. I'm all up for having a late '10s that is upbeat.

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Written By:Slim95on05/12/16 at 11:44 pm

Despite being an American I've been doing a poor job of keeping up with mid 10's pop culture and events. Hope this violence stops soon. I'm all up for having a late '10s that is upbeat.

They say the economy is supposed to improve in 2017 so I do think it will be more upbeat. I'm getting kinda excited for the late 10's, it will be my last time in school before I expect to graduate university in 2019. I hope things go well during that time.

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Written By:2001on05/12/16 at 11:50 pm

2007 is the only full year of the non-early 2000s that didn't have a completely disastrous event in store for me, so I also have a soft spot for that year.

2007 is the year of NEW to me. First year of high school, first time making real friends since elementary (everyone in MS was more of an "acquaintance"), the 7th Gen consoles, YouTube, Gmail, Blackberries, iPhones, the last time I saw "56k Warning" on image heavy websites. What other new stuff happened that year? :o

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Written By:sonic2005on05/12/16 at 11:58 pm

I hope the late 10s are like this, but less superficial. There was something eerie about the upbeat vibe of the late 00s/early 10s. It felt fake and forced. I remember during the time nobody liked the current state of pop culture and music. I want that to change and have an upbeat culture everyone will enjoy.

pretty much it was just a way for people to escape the reality of the recession

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Written By:Toonon05/13/16 at 12:10 am

pretty much it was just a way for people to escape the reality of the recession

I found the early '10s dreamy vibe to be a bit genuine due to the fact that people were mainly happy since the recession ended.

They say the economy is supposed to improve in 2017 so I do think it will be more upbeat. I'm getting kinda excited for the late 10's, it will be my last time in school before I expect to graduate university in 2019. I hope things go well during that time.

I hope so. I love eras with an upbeat feel to them. I've been interested in the culture of the late '10s onward. Good economy normally leads to upbeat culture based on past eras.

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Written By:2001on05/13/16 at 12:17 am

Despite being an American I've been doing a poor job of keeping up with mid 10's pop culture and events. Hope this violence stops soon. I'm all up for having a late '10s that is upbeat.

I don't get how someone can say the late 2000s were upbeat despite the news, because there was upbeat music on the radio, and then say the mid-10s aren't upbeat because of the news... Despite there still being mostly upbeat music on the radio. :o Some consistency please.

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Written By:Toonon05/13/16 at 12:24 am

I don't get how someone can say the late 2000s were upbeat despite the news, because there was upbeat music on the radio, and then say the mid-10s aren't upbeat because of the news... Despite there still being mostly upbeat music on the radio. :o Some consistency please.

I never notice an upbeat vibe in the late '00s unless it was on the internet. To me both the late '00s and the mid '10s have dark vibes.

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Written By:Slim95on05/13/16 at 1:42 am

I don't get how someone can say the late 2000s were upbeat despite the news, because there was upbeat music on the radio, and then say the mid-10s aren't upbeat because of the news... Despite there still being mostly upbeat music on the radio. :o Some consistency please.

Are you referring to me? If so, there's a big difference between violence and a recession. Both are depressing but having so many shootings occur bring people down a lot more. Also, the music is no where near upbeat as the late 00's. Lady Gaga's music is pretty much the definition of upbeat. Then you also had other fast dance songs. Now we have Adele's Hello and other slow ballads that are popular. That's where the difference is.

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Written By:2001on05/13/16 at 7:38 am

Are you referring to me? If so, there's a big difference between violence and a recession. Both are depressing but having so many shootings occur bring people down a lot more. Also, the music is no where near upbeat as the late 00's. Lady Gaga's music is pretty much the definition of upbeat. Then you also had other fast dance songs. Now we have Adele's Hello and other slow ballads that are popular. That's where the difference is.

Sorry, I quoted the wrong person. I don't see isolated events as sad as the recession that actually affected me and people I know. As it is on a factual basis, 2014 is the safest year on record since 1966 in Canada. It's also one of the safest years in the US as well since the late 60s/70s. If you read too much news, you're going to be depressed no matter what era. And it wasn't just the recession in the late 2000s, there were wars and disease (bird flu, H1N1, Mad Cow Disease). But recession and 13% unemployment is the main reason it's sad.

And the songs you mention are late 2015. In late 2014/early 2015 we had a song literally called Happy by Pharrel Williams, then we also had songs like Shake It Off and Uptown Funk. Even now songs like One Dance, Formation and 7 Years on top of the charts. I wouldnt call the latter upbeat, but the other two are fun enough.

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Written By:Slim95on05/13/16 at 11:49 am

Sorry, I quoted the wrong person. I don't see isolated events as sad as the recession that actually affected me and people I know. As it is on a factual basis, 2014 is the safest year on record since 1966 in Canada. It's also one of the safest years in the US as well since the late 60s/70s. If you read too much news, you're going to be depressed no matter what era. And it wasn't just the recession in the late 2000s, there were wars and disease (bird flu, H1N1, Mad Cow Disease). But recession and 13% unemployment is the main reason it's sad.

And the songs you mention are late 2015. In late 2014/early 2015 we had a song literally called Happy by Pharrel Williams, then we also had songs like Shake It Off and Uptown Funk. Even now songs like One Dance, Formation and 7 Years on top of the charts. I wouldnt call the latter upbeat, but the other two are fun enough.

I still think the mid 10s are dark and depressing, even more than the late 00s.

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Written By:Baltimoreianon05/13/16 at 12:47 pm

I still think the mid 10s are dark and depressing, even more than the late 00s.

Yeah. One of the only depressing things about the late '00s were the 2008 recession. But it wasn't closely as bad as the Great Depression. Ever since 2014, we had all of these godawful riots and brutality incidents happening. The 2016 presidential election just made it even worse with everybody being a joke. At least in the 2008 election, you had some of the most important people like Obama or McCain. In this year's election, everybody was just pitiful as hell. It's like these candidates read most of the political YouTube comments, and believed they were worth noticing. That's sad because Trump has the same mentality as those people.

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Written By:2001on05/13/16 at 5:53 pm

I still think the mid 10s are dark and depressing, even more than the late 00s.

To each his/her own.

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Written By:batfan2005on05/14/16 at 8:05 am

I still think the mid 10s are dark and depressing, even more than the late 00s.

I agree with you. My personal life was a lot better in the late 00s as I wasn't really impacted by the recession, and I was living in Japan at the time so it really helped. The mid-10s (from late 2013 until now) have been depressing all around: my personal life, the news, the political situation, pop culture lacking good and original movies, music, TV shows, video games; EVERYTHING. To say that 2016 is the best year of this period isn't saying much, because it is still crappy compared to the other good years of my life.

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Written By:Eazy-EMAN1995on05/14/16 at 6:14 pm

Everything after 2003 feels recent to me.

That's cause you outta touch bro! ;D ;D ;D ;)

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Written By:Eazy-EMAN1995on05/14/16 at 6:19 pm

Sorry, I quoted the wrong person. I don't see isolated events as sad as the recession that actually affected me and people I know. As it is on a factual basis, 2014 is the safest year on record since 1966 in Canada. It's also one of the safest years in the US as well since the late 60s/70s. If you read too much news, you're going to be depressed no matter what era. And it wasn't just the recession in the late 2000s, there were wars and disease (bird flu, H1N1, Mad Cow Disease). But recession and 13% unemployment is the main reason it's sad.

And the songs you mention are late 2015. In late 2014/early 2015 we had a song literally called Happy by Pharrel Williams, then we also had songs like Shake It Off and Uptown Funk. Even now songs like One Dance, Formation and 7 Years on top of the charts. I wouldnt call the latter upbeat, but the other two are fun enough.

You had much different experience as a Canadian than as american like me...

Also, Happy was late 2013 and early 2014 song..... ;D Before the dark and gloomy mid 10s went full swing!

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Written By:Eazy-EMAN1995on05/14/16 at 6:20 pm

I still think the mid 10s are dark and depressing, even more than the late 00s.

This all the way!!

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Written By:Eazy-EMAN1995on05/14/16 at 6:22 pm

Overall yeah guys, the late 2000s were the saddest part of the 00s for me and a lot of people BY FAR! While the early 10s may have been somewhat upbeat, it felt escapist like and not LEGIT.and the mid 10s is the darkest and most negative period in a VERY long time, especially for people like me.

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Written By:Baltimoreianon05/14/16 at 7:12 pm

Overall yeah guys, the late 2000s were the saddest part of the 00s for me and a lot of people BY FAR! While the early 10s may have been somewhat upbeat, it felt escapist like and not LEGIT.and the mid 10s is the darkest and most negative period in a VERY long time, especially for people like me.

Yeah... the late 2000s weren't that happy to most people, but that's because of the 2008 recession. I know I've been saying this since I joined this website, but I don't know how a lot of people find the mid 2010s to be very upbeat. It just has tons of overrated music, terrible politicians (Donald Trump, for example), and very cringy communities on the Internet. I can't go enough with seeing SJWs being mentioned or whatever the f*ck YouTube is doing nowadays.

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Written By:muppethammer26on05/14/16 at 7:30 pm

I hate when people put their big bottle caps on their ear lobes and having tattoos. I think both of these would age horribly when these people get older. I'm not one of those people and I never plan to modify my body like them. I want my body to stay clean forever.

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Written By:Slim95on05/14/16 at 8:34 pm

Yeah... the late 2000s weren't that happy to most people, but that's because of the 2008 recession. I know I've been saying this since I joined this website, but I don't know how a lot of people find the mid 2010s to be very upbeat. It just has tons of overrated music, terrible politicians (Donald Trump, for example), and very cringy communities on the Internet. I can't go enough with seeing SJWs being mentioned or whatever the f*ck YouTube is doing nowadays.

The late 00's may have not been happy and nice to people but I have a lot of nostalgia from that period from my personal life. The culture and music I couldn't care about, but my personal memories from the time were amazing.

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Written By:Baltimoreianon05/14/16 at 8:42 pm

The late 00's may have not been happy and nice to people but I have a lot of nostalgia from that period from my personal life. The culture and music I couldn't care about, but my personal memories from the time were amazing.

My personal memories were good as f*ck in the late 2000s. I wish I could go back there, if they made a time machine.

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Written By:mxcrashxmon05/15/16 at 12:45 am

Despite the stats saying that the world is much safer, I agree with you guys who say right now is gloomy. Almost everyday, there's a threat in school where people are feared for their safety. All these shootings from cops and mentally ill people and these terrorist attacks are depressing. The SJW thing is over saturated where if someone is an activist, he or she is pretty much lumped in with them. The PC is so bad that if people are making offensive comments, everyone loses their minds and the ones who made the derogatory statements are forced to apologize. While technology is improving overtime, it's destroying our communication with each other and turning us into zombies. Last, this election is so crazy that whoever is elected is going to determine the future of America and the world.

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Written By:JordanK1982on05/15/16 at 1:52 am

Despite the stats saying that the world is much safer, I agree with you guys who say right now is gloomy. Almost everyday, there's a threat in school where people are feared for their safety. All these shootings from cops and mentally ill people and these terrorist attacks are depressing. The SJW thing is over saturated where if someone is an activist, he or she is pretty much lumped in with them. The PC is so bad that if people are making offensive comments, everyone loses their minds and the ones who made the derogatory statements are forced to apologize. While technology is improving overtime, it's destroying our communication with each other and turning us into zombies. Last, this election is so crazy that whoever is elected is going to determine the future of America and the world.

I agree. I've noticed that people are losing their sense of communication (and some younger kids have unfortunately never had in the first place) with one another to a point that's pathetic. A lot of people care more about their social media accounts and their "special little" electronic devices than making meaningful, deep connections and friendships. It's more about being superficial and looking good while you broadcast yourself and your photos for everyone to see on Facebook than just simply living your life to the fullest and being happy. There are so many studies out there that say because off all this technology and social media that things like social anxiety and depression have gone way up and I see why.

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Written By:2001on05/15/16 at 6:48 am

I've been hearing about socializing 's death since the 90s. And no, I'm not convinced that this time it's for really reals.

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Written By:Fearswordon05/16/16 at 5:09 pm

Yeah, now that it's 2016 it seems dated in my personal life and culturally. Many artisits today weren't relevant then and smartphones and tablets hadn't fully caught on. Personally, I didn't even have a cellphone, Apple iPod or tablet in 2009!

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Written By:Baltimoreianon05/16/16 at 5:12 pm

Yeah, now that it's 2016 it seems dated in my personal life and culturally. Many artisits today weren't relevant then and smartphones and tablets hadn't fully caught on. Personally, I didn't even have a cellphone, Apple iPod or tablet in 2009!

I didn't even have a tablet until 2011, but I barely used it. I was more into my desktop computer, which performed better than my tablets IMO.

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Written By:Slim95on05/16/16 at 5:21 pm

I first got a smartphone in late 2012 and my first cell phone which was a slider phone in 2011.

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Written By:Baltimoreianon05/16/16 at 8:21 pm

I first got a smartphone in late 2012 and my first cell phone which was a slider phone in 2011.

I got my first smartphone in late 2014. It was an iPhone. My first cell phone was a slider phone that looked like it was made in the mid 2000s. I got in mid 2014.

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Written By:mxcrashxmon05/16/16 at 8:44 pm

I agree. I've noticed that people are losing their sense of communication (and some younger kids have unfortunately never had in the first place) with one another to a point that's pathetic. A lot of people care more about their social media accounts and their "special little" electronic devices than making meaningful, deep connections and friendships. It's more about being superficial and looking good while you broadcast yourself and your photos for everyone to see on Facebook than just simply living your life to the fullest and being happy. There are so many studies out there that say because off all this technology and social media that things like social anxiety and depression have gone way up and I see why. Have you seen this video? Some statements you made were also in this as well although it's more of a generalization and a call to action towards this generation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wLmtuhuyhA

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Written By:JordanK1982on05/16/16 at 9:10 pm

Have you seen this video? Some statements you made were also in this as well although it's more of a generalization and a call to action towards this generation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wLmtuhuyhA

I don't agree with a lot of the sh!t she says. The whole video is her being a little self-hating baby who's sucking up to her "elders" for brownie points. There are a lot of people over 40 who have adapted the "21st century lifestyle" and post a billion pictures a day about their kids, food, dogs, etc. It's affecting everyone. She needs to get over cursing, too. People curse, big deal. My parents cursed (and still continue to) a whole lot when I was a kid growing up and they're boomers and Gen X'ers? Gen X'ers have worse manners than millennials (and I mean that in a positive sense as in, they don't take people's sh!t). And, I mean, holding the door for ladies? What year is it?? You should hold the door for the next person to grab it regardless of gender.

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Written By:mxcrashxmon05/16/16 at 9:21 pm

I don't agree with a lot of the sh!t she says. The whole video is her being a little self-hating baby who's sucking up to her "elders" for brownie points. There are a lot of people over 40 who have adapted the "21st century lifestyle" and post a billion pictures a day about their kids, food, dogs, etc. It's affecting everyone. She needs to get over cursing, too. People curse, big deal. My parents cursed (and still continue to) a whole lot when I was a kid growing up and they're boomers and Gen X'ers? Gen X'ers have worse manners than millennials (and I mean that in a positive sense as in, they don't take people's sh!t). And, I mean, holding the door for ladies? What year is it?? You should hold the door for the next person to grab it regardless of gender. ;D ;D ;D ;D and she also received a lot of video responses from other people and they called her out for making incorrect generalizations. The reason she made this video is because she's a conservative and a Republican as she's from Texas; she was tired of this generation's mannerisms and she wanted to work for Fox News.

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Written By:JordanK1982on05/16/16 at 9:57 pm

;D ;D ;D ;D and she also received a lot of video responses from other people and they called her out for making incorrect generalizations. The reason she made this video is because she's a conservative and a Republican as she's from Texas; she was tired of this generation's mannerisms and she wanted to work for Fox News.

That explains everything! I had a feeling she was from the south because of her accent but I wasn't too sure. Wanting to work for Fox News is just the cherry on top! ;D

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Written By:mqg96on05/16/16 at 11:05 pm

And, I mean, holding the door for ladies? What year is it?? You should hold the door for the next person to grab it regardless of gender.

I was about to say. A handicap or injured person immediately gets my attention when I'm walking close to a door, but otherwise, we should hold the door for everybody, regardless of gender like you said.

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Written By:JordanK1982on05/17/16 at 3:28 am

I was about to say. A handicap or injured person immediately gets my attention when I'm walking close to a door, but otherwise, we should hold the door for everybody, regardless of gender like you said.

Yes, that's exactly what people should be doing. Hold the poor for handicapped and injured people as it's hard enough for them already. Funny how the dumbass in the video above thought holding the door for "a lady" was much more important. All that sucking up to her "elders" for brownie points has taken the brains outta her. ::)

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Written By:Howardon05/17/16 at 2:33 pm

I was about to say. A handicap or injured person immediately gets my attention when I'm walking close to a door, but otherwise, we should hold the door for everybody, regardless of gender like you said.

I agree.

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Written By:sonic2005on05/20/16 at 6:15 am

dp

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Written By:Catherine91UKon05/21/16 at 9:41 am

Yes, I do think the whole of the late 00s seem dated now, especially 2007 and early 2008.

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Written By:XYkidon05/22/16 at 4:58 am

in 2009, emo and pop-punk was still popular, albiet on their last leg of mainstream popularity.

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Written By:#Infinityon05/22/16 at 7:53 am

The late 2000s are certainly dated, even though they're still far from retro. They're as close to today as they are to the Y2K era, which is still pretty surprising to me, even though touchscreen phones were still hardly popular during the late 2000s.

However, 2010s fashion has finally fully established its identity in recent years; in the early 2010s, it was predominantly neutral or tepidly influenced by scene. Long-lasting shows from the late 2000s like Mad Men, Fringe, and How I Met Your Mother have ended, and 2014/2015 saw a dramatic shift in talk show hosts, with Jay Leno, David Letterman, and Jon Stewart all retiring from their posts, as well as Stephen Colbert switching to the Late Show, not to mention John Oliver and Sandy Bee earning shows of their own.

The most obvious difference, however, is that online videos from the late 2000s are still predominantly in standard definition, instantly giving them a retro look on par with stuff from the 80s and 90s. The crisp HD video, which has dominated the whole 2010s decade so far, makes YouTube clips and television shows from after the late 2000s feel like yesterday, even if they came out in 2010 or 2011.

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Written By:aja675on05/22/16 at 8:25 am

They're different from the mid-'10s, but they still have some vague similarities to today.

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Written By:2001on05/22/16 at 10:24 am

in 2009, emo and pop-punk was still popular, albiet on their last leg of mainstream popularity.

I feel that, as with grunge, the music died out earlier (2007), but the fashion hung around until 2009.

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Written By:JordanK1982on05/22/16 at 11:37 am

in 2009, emo and pop-punk was still popular, albiet on their last leg of mainstream popularity.

Real Pop Punk and Emo died (at least in terms of mainstream interest) roughly around 2003-2004 but faux-Emo was still big until sometime this decade.

I feel that, as with grunge, the music died out earlier (2007), but the fashion hung around until 2009.

Grunge fashion died like, right away. At least in my experience it did.

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Written By:Slim95on05/22/16 at 11:59 am

They're different from the mid-'10s, but they still have some vague similarities to today.

Yeah they're dated but at the same time a lot of the things that started in the late 00s are popular today. I don't include 2007 and the first half of 2008 in this because those are hugely different and more similar to the mid 00s. Everything changed around mid 2008.

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Written By:Baltimoreianon05/22/16 at 12:25 pm

Yeah they're dated but at the same time a lot of the things that started in the late 00s are popular today. I don't include 2007 and the first half of 2008 in this because those are hugely different and more similar to the mid 00s. Everything changed around mid 2008.

And then sh*t started to transition from late 2008 to mid 2009. Well, to me.

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Written By:2001on05/22/16 at 1:34 pm

Real Pop Punk and Emo died (at least in terms of mainstream interest) roughly around 2003-2004 but faux-Emo was still big until sometime this decade.

Grunge fashion died like, right away. At least in my experience it did.

I thought grunge declined in popularity around 1995/1996, but the fashion hung around until 1997 or so?

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Written By:2001on05/22/16 at 4:27 pm

Grunge was declining around then but both the music and fashion died in 1997 around the same time.

My starter pack is cooler. ;)

Yours was more of a collector's edition rather than a starter pack.

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Written By:JordanK1982on05/22/16 at 4:30 pm

Yours was more of a collector's edition rather than a starter pack.

I can't believe this! I'm sorry but you need all of those essential products if you want to truly live out the early 00's.

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Written By:2001on05/22/16 at 4:34 pm

I can't believe this! I'm sorry but you need all of those essential products if you want to truly live out the early 00's.

Every teen in the early 2000s must've been broke. :o

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Written By:JordanK1982on05/22/16 at 4:39 pm

Every teen in the early 2000s must've been broke. :o

Yeah, I always spent my money on random sh!t back then so I was broke pretty often.

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Written By:bchris02on05/22/16 at 4:51 pm

The late 2000s are certainly dated, even though they're still far from retro. They're as close to today as they are to the Y2K era, which is still pretty surprising to me, even though touchscreen phones were still hardly popular during the late 2000s.

A lot of people focus on the similarities with the late '00s but there were many differences as well. Even in 2009, most people didn't have smartphones. The iPhone was out but it was expensive. It really is hard to believe we are as far from 2008 as 2008 was from 2000. While very different in many ways, today doesn't feel as different from 2008 as 2008 did compared to 2000.

I really think the late '00s had the perfect balance when it comes to social media penetration. It was a big deal but it wasn't all encompassing like it became after the smartphone era began.

However, 2010s fashion has finally fully established its identity in recent years; in the early 2010s, it was predominantly neutral or tepidly influenced by scene.

In my opinion, fashion took a step back in the early '10s. Once emo/scene was out, it took a while for modern hipster fashion to infiltrate the mainstream. For a lot of people, fashion was very neutral, much like it was during the mid '00s. The early '10s were the last hurrah for logo t-shirts i.e. A&F, American Eagle, Aeropostale.

The most obvious difference, however, is that online videos from the late 2000s are still predominantly in standard definition, instantly giving them a retro look on par with stuff from the 80s and 90s. The crisp HD video, which has dominated the whole 2010s decade so far, makes YouTube clips and television shows from after the late 2000s feel like yesterday, even if they came out in 2010 or 2011.

Yes, looking at those old videos from the late '00s is a lot like watching something ported from VHS back when they were new. The video coding gives a dated feel to the video.

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Written By:2001on05/22/16 at 5:17 pm

Where I live, late 2000s fashion was basically mid-2000s fashion, just different colour hoodies. Late 2008/early 2009 is when things started getting skinny and colourful. I bought my first pair of skinnies in June 2009 (not complete without my giant high-top sneakers!), and when I walked into school the next day, everyone was like "are you for real with this??" ;D

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Written By:Baltimoreianon05/22/16 at 5:21 pm

Yes, looking at those old videos from the late '00s is a lot like watching something ported from VHS back when they were new. The video coding gives a dated feel to the video.

Yeah. It was like watching something from the 80s and early 90s on VHS, except that it's on the Internet.

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Written By:#Infinityon05/22/16 at 6:54 pm

Grunge was declining around then but both the music and fashion died in 1997 around the same time.

Grunge was still pretty popular in 1996 and the very beginning of 1997, since you still had a lot of people buying and listening to Alice in Chains' Tripod album and the Presidents of the United States of America's self-titled from 1995, as well as new releases like Screaming Trees' Dust, Alice in Chains' MTV Unplugged live album, and especially Soundgarden's Down on the Upside. After that, however, grunge as a movement was totally gutted.

That said, many people would still buy grunge compilations throughout 1997-2002, such as Soundgarden's A-Sides, Alice in Chains' Nothing Safe (which had the major rock airplay hit "Get Born Again"), and culminating in Nirvana's self-titled black album that contained "You Know You're Right," the band's final studio recording from 1994 that wasn't released until eight years later, when it became one of the biggest rock songs of the end of 2002. In short, grunge was still popular well beyond the mid-90s, but not as a current movement. And yeah, grunge fashion began to really decline in 1996 and was gone by 1997. Outfits started to become much more colorful and tight-fit, even though the early 2000s look hadn't quite set in.

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Written By:#Infinityon05/22/16 at 7:02 pm

A lot of people focus on the similarities with the late '00s but there were many differences as well. Even in 2009, most people didn't have smartphones. The iPhone was out but it was expensive. It really is hard to believe we are as far from 2008 as 2008 was from 2000. While very different in many ways, today doesn't feel as different from 2008 as 2008 did compared to 2000.

Hell, the first few months are already as close to today as they are to 1999. Breaking Bad's premiere is now the same distance from the present as it is from autumn 1999.

I really think the late '00s had the perfect balance when it comes to social media penetration. It was a big deal but it wasn't all encompassing like it became after the smartphone era began.

I totally agree. Social media then just felt like a nice option if you wanted to communicate with classmates online. I had a friend in my honors chemistry class in the 2009-2010 school year who helped me a lot with confusing assignments via Facebook chat. Nowadays, social media is the centerpiece of all cultural activity.

In my opinion, fashion took a step back in the early '10s. Once emo/scene was out, it took a while for modern hipster fashion to infiltrate the mainstream. For a lot of people, fashion was very neutral, much like it was during the mid '00s. The early '10s were the last hurrah for logo t-shirts i.e. A&F, American Eagle, Aeropostale.

Even in the mid-2000s, the bushy wings haircut was becoming a huge trend, emo fashion was popular, and lots of girls imitated Avril Lavigne. People were not really emulating Lady Gaga or Ke$ha in the early 2010s; ironic that such extravagant fashion icons peaked in the most understated sub-era in modern history.

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Written By:JordanK1982on05/22/16 at 7:08 pm

Grunge was still pretty popular in 1996 and the very beginning of 1997, since you still had a lot of people buying and listening to Alice in Chains' Tripod album and the Presidents of the United States of America's self-titled from 1995, as well as new releases like Screaming Trees' Dust, Alice in Chains' MTV Unplugged live album, and especially Soundgarden's Down on the Upside. After that, however, grunge as a movement was totally gutted.

That said, many people would still buy grunge compilations throughout 1997-2002, such as Soundgarden's A-Sides, Alice in Chains' Nothing Safe (which had the major rock airplay hit "Get Born Again"), and culminating in Nirvana's self-titled black album that contained "You Know You're Right," the band's final studio recording from 1994 that wasn't released until eight years later, when it became one of the biggest rock songs of the end of 2002. In short, grunge was still popular well beyond the mid-90s, but not as a current movement. And yeah, grunge fashion began to really decline in 1996 and was gone by 1997. Outfits started to become much more colorful and tight-fit, even though the early 2000s look hadn't quite set in.

In my experience Grunge lasted until late 1997-ish but I definitely agree the last breathes of the genre took place during 1997-2002. You Know You're Right is the very last Grunge hit ever.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:#Infinityon05/23/16 at 12:19 am

In my experience Grunge lasted until late 1997-ish but I definitely agree the last breathes of the genre took place during 1997-2002. You Know You're Right is the very last Grunge hit ever.

I don't really know where grunge specifically was after "Blow Up the Outside World" or maybe "Rhinosaur" as well, considering Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and Screaming Trees all called it quits around late 1996/early 1997. However, a lot of post-grunge from the late 90s didn't stray at all far from 1994-ish post-grunge or even regular grunge. Oleander's "Why I'm Here" was a huge rock station hit in mid-1999, and that song borrows tons of elements from both "Heart-Shaped Box" and "Black Hole Sun," even though its lyrics are pretty cheesy ("everyone I know considers me a clown?" LMFAO!). 1998 still saw Hole achieving extreme popularity with "Celebrity Skin" and "Malibu," not to mention there was Creed's gritty, high-distortion debut dominate rock airwaves (the album's success continued into 1999 with "One"). There were a lot of other grungy songs as well that were less known but still significant, like Jerry Cantrell's "Cut You In" and "My Song," Tonic's "Open Up Your Eyes," and Marcy Playground's "Saint Joe on the School Bus." They may not be proper grunge songs, but they sure sound like classic 90s alternative tracks, separate from the poppier, early millennial-targeted groups like Third Eye Blind, Sugar Ray, and Smash Mouth.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:yelimsexaon05/24/16 at 7:23 am

My experiences based on since I was born (1985), with world and personal events being an important factor:

pre-1992: A truly bygone era

1992-1997: Vintage and nostalgic, but not "distantly old". I recently found an old commercial for Mazda from 1992, and they did use the then-new slang word "Epic".

1998-2001: Very dated and the newest era that I could personally still consider "old school", even if I didn't several years ago. This sub-era (Y2K) is rapidly waxing nostalgic among many (think 5th generation video games and early Pokemon).

2002-2005: Dated and not yet "retro cool". By now, reality TV and comic book-type movies had come in and by then, the Internet was seen as an appliance.

2006-2009: Some noticeable differences, but basically a lower-tech version of the present, but the latest period that I could say "dated". Storage clouds weren't yet around and HDTV was just starting to be the norm, with most people using DVDs (VHS had still been around as late as 2005) and Blu-Rays being the hot new thing, along with flash-type web pages just starting to come in. Many newer typefaces common on graphic design today were just being introduced or revived around this time. Still, if you compare this site from 2006, you won't find much difference about it.

2010+: The contemporary world. Just like in 2006, 1996, and 1986, the early parts of those decades at the time seemed subtly different with a few trends, but by an large was very similar to most lifestyles.

Generally speaking, it takes about a decade for trends to start to look noticeably different that they no longer feel current, and about two decades before they feel generationally different and cultural generational gaps become a noticeable issue. Just watch the upcoming season of Survivor that pitts Generation X with Millenials.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:whistledogon05/24/16 at 2:51 pm

Back in the late 00s, I dated your mom. Does that count?

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:XYkidon05/25/16 at 12:43 am

Grunge was still pretty popular in 1996 and the very beginning of 1997, since you still had a lot of people buying and listening to Alice in Chains' Tripod album and the Presidents of the United States of America's self-titled from 1995, as well as new releases like Screaming Trees' Dust, Alice in Chains' MTV Unplugged live album, and especially Soundgarden's Down on the Upside. After that, however, grunge as a movement was totally gutted.

That said, many people would still buy grunge compilations throughout 1997-2002, such as Soundgarden's A-Sides, Alice in Chains' Nothing Safe (which had the major rock airplay hit "Get Born Again"), and culminating in Nirvana's self-titled black album that contained "You Know You're Right," the band's final studio recording from 1994 that wasn't released until eight years later, when it became one of the biggest rock songs of the end of 2002. In short, grunge was still popular well beyond the mid-90s, but not as a current movement. And yeah, grunge fashion began to really decline in 1996 and was gone by 1997. Outfits started to become much more colorful and tight-fit, even though the early 2000s look hadn't quite set in. Grunge fashion never died in the Northwest.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:mach!ne_he@don05/26/16 at 12:23 am

The most obvious difference, however, is that online videos from the late 2000s are still predominantly in standard definition, instantly giving them a retro look on par with stuff from the 80s and 90s. The crisp HD video, which has dominated the whole 2010s decade so far, makes YouTube clips and television shows from after the late 2000s feel like yesterday, even if they came out in 2010 or 2011.

I've noticed this also. I was just watching an early Nostalgia Critic video from 2007 a few days ago, and it's stunning just how grainy videos from back then look by today's standards. The difference is only going to become more jarring in the next decade, as 4K resolution becomes increasingly standard.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:Slim95on05/26/16 at 12:45 am

I've noticed this also. I was just watching an early Nostalgia Critic video from 2007 a few days ago, and it's stunning just how grainy videos from back then look by today's standards. The difference is only going to become more jarring in the next decade, as 4K resolution becomes increasingly standard.

In 5 years the current resolution will look grainy and old school as well as 4K becomes the norm.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:2001on05/27/16 at 9:46 pm

In 5 years the current resolution will look grainy and old school as well as 4K becomes the norm.

Is there really going to be such a huge difference between 1080p and 4k at such far viewing angles?

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:Slim95on05/28/16 at 12:46 am

Is there really going to be such a huge difference between 1080p and 4k at such far viewing angles?

In 5 years there's not gonna be 4k, there's gonna be over 8k probably which will be different than 4k andit will make 1080p look super old school. That is if we don't transition into holograms by that time, which will make any resolution look old school.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:2000s Nostalgiaiston06/03/16 at 8:57 am

Just gonna drop my thoughts on this one. Yes, as a gen Y'er/Millennial I still like to cling on to the late 2000s as they were my teenage years after all. But I must admit things are starting to look dated now.

The novelty of things like 3d in Windows 7 has worn off and Windows 10 has gone back to good old 2d.

Things were designed all super curvy and swoopy in the second half of the 2000s but now they are becoming more toned down and squarer again, sort of like a modern take on 80s design.

It is weird, I still remember movies like "Pineapple Express", "District 9", "There will be Blood" and "No country for old men" to be like yesterday, but they are now nearly 10 years old! A lot of those were movies that I downloaded and watched off torrent sites, the same as I do to this day.

2007 is the only full year of the non-early 2000s that didn't have a completely disastrous event in store for me, so I also have a soft spot for that year.

2007 is the year of NEW to me. First year of high school, first time making real friends since elementary (everyone in MS was more of an "acquaintance"), the 7th Gen consoles, YouTube, Gmail, Blackberries, iPhones, the last time I saw "56k Warning" on image heavy websites. What other new stuff happened that year? :o

I think you sum up 2007 very well. I have noticed a similar trend, it all exploded onto the scene in that year.

I still think the mid 10s are dark and depressing, even more than the late 00s.

I also find the mid 10s depressing because I am in my mid-late 20s rather than my mid-late teens with that all to look forward to. But that is purely due to personal circumstances. There was plenty of doom and gloom in the 2000s all the way through to occupy a teenage mind.

Have you seen this video? Some statements you made were also in this as well although it's more of a generalization and a call to action towards this generation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wLmtuhuyhA

What a hateful woman! She can't think out of her own state, let alone country! She seems to forget about millennial in other countries when she cites examples and even in her own country and just address people in her own class.

My experiences based on since I was born (1985), with world and personal events being an important factor:

pre-1992: A truly bygone era

1992-1997: Vintage and nostalgic, but not "distantly old". I recently found an old commercial for Mazda from 1992, and they did use the then-new slang word "Epic".

1998-2001: Very dated and the newest era that I could personally still consider "old school", even if I didn't several years ago. This sub-era (Y2K) is rapidly waxing nostalgic among many (think 5th generation video games and early Pokemon).

2002-2005: Dated and not yet "retro cool". By now, reality TV and comic book-type movies had come in and by then, the Internet was seen as an appliance.

2006-2009: Some noticeable differences, but basically a lower-tech version of the present, but the latest period that I could say "dated". Storage clouds weren't yet around and HDTV was just starting to be the norm, with most people using DVDs (VHS had still been around as late as 2005) and Blu-Rays being the hot new thing, along with flash-type web pages just starting to come in. Many newer typefaces common on graphic design today were just being introduced or revived around this time. Still, if you compare this site from 2006, you won't find much difference about it.

2010+: The contemporary world. Just like in 2006, 1996, and 1986, the early parts of those decades at the time seemed subtly different with a few trends, but by an large was very similar to most lifestyles.

Generally speaking, it takes about a decade for trends to start to look noticeably different that they no longer feel current, and about two decades before they feel generationally different and cultural generational gaps become a noticeable issue. Just watch the upcoming season of Survivor that pitts Generation X with Millenials.

Very interesting, I like how you have broken it down there. I relish the details you have included about each era and I do agree.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:Slim95on06/03/16 at 11:45 am

Just gonna drop my thoughts on this one. Yes, as a gen Y'er/Millennial I still like to cling on to the late 2000s as they were my teenage years after all. But I must admit things are starting to look dated now.

The novelty of things like 3d in Windows 7 has worn off and Windows 10 has gone back to good old 2d.

Things were designed all super curvy and swoopy in the second half of the 2000s but now they are becoming more toned down and squarer again, sort of like a modern take on 80s design.

I miss that 3d wavy look. It looked more futuristic than what we have today. I have no idea why the flat, colourful cartoonish look got popular. I hate how that looks. I hope we go back to the design from before and improve over this one. So far, the look we have now is staying but I hope it goes away soon.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:Baltimoreianon06/03/16 at 11:51 am

I miss that 3d wavy look. It looked more futuristic than what we have today. I have no idea why the flat, colourful cartoonish look got popular. I hate how that looks. I hope we go back to the design from before and improve over this one. So far, the look we have now is staying but I hope it goes away soon.

Honestly, I like the Windows 10 look more than the Windows 7 one. It makes it look more futuristic, IMO.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:Slim95on06/03/16 at 11:57 am

Honestly, I like the Windows 10 look more than the Windows 7 one. It makes it look more futuristic, IMO.

To me, Windows 10 looks "modern" but not "futuristic". The modern look looks like it came straight from the 80s. 8-P

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:Baltimoreianon06/03/16 at 12:39 pm

To me, Windows 10 looks "modern" but not "futuristic". The modern look looks like it came straight from the 80s. 8-P

It looks more like the 2010s to me. But it looks better than Windows 7, because it's more sophisticated.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:Slim95on06/03/16 at 12:52 pm

It looks more like the 2010s to me. But it looks better than Windows 7, because it's more sophisticated.

2010s look does come from the 80s. That's what the modern look is. Flat and cartoonish. All the 2010s designs we see is inspired from the old 80s look.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:Baltimoreianon06/03/16 at 12:57 pm

2010s look does come fron the 80s. That's what the modern look is. Flat and cartoonish.

Well, it does look like it has neon colors. Hell, the modern Windows logo looks like it came from an 80s revival. But Windows 10 looks a bit futuristic than some 80s look in high definition.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:Slim95on06/03/16 at 1:01 pm

Well, it does look like it has neon colors. Hell, the modern Windows logo looks like it came from an 80s revival. But Windows 10 looks a bit futuristic than some 80s look in high definition.

Windows 10 looks modern but it doesn't look futuristic to me. I remember when I first got Windows 7 I was like "this is really neat!" But in windows 10 I was just like "this is boring." I'm not a fan of the look myself.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:Baltimoreianon06/03/16 at 1:09 pm

Windows 10 looks modern but it doesn't look futuristic to me. I remember when I first got Windows 7 I was like "this is really neat!" But in windows 10 I was just like "this is boring." I'm not a fan of the look myself.

When I look at Windows 7, it reminds me of 2009. It makes it look modern for its time, despite being an upgraded Windows Vista. With Windows 10, it looks like something that could prosper through time. Meaning it looks like a futuristic OS, with smartphone features.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:mqg96on06/03/16 at 1:16 pm

Windows 7, 8, 9, & 10 all feel similar to me. It feels like we've been in that era consistently since 2009 or 2010, and it's another reason why the culture hasn't changed much since then. Windows Vista felt like that shorted lived era throughout the late 2000's tied between the Windows XP and the Windows 7 & up eras. Similar to how Windows 2000 was tied between the Windows 95/98 and Windows XP eras.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:Slim95on06/03/16 at 1:23 pm

When I look at Windows 7, it reminds me of 2009. It makes it look modern for its time, despite being an upgraded Windows Vista. With Windows 10, it looks like something that could prosper through time. Meaning it looks like a futuristic OS, with smartphone features.

Well there's a difference between modern and futuristic. Windows 7 doesn't look modern, but it does look more futuristic than windows 10 to me. I liked the aero glass transparency and the 3d effect. It looked really pleasing to the eye. Windows 10 no longer has that and just has the grey bar at the top of windows which looks plain and boring. I also always hated the metro UI too that is now found in the start menu. It looks really childish lol.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:Slim95on06/03/16 at 1:24 pm

Windows 7, 8, 9, & 10 all feel similar to me.

There's no such thing as Windows 9. ;D

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:Baltimoreianon06/03/16 at 1:26 pm

Windows 7, 8, 9, & 10 all feel similar to me. It feels like we've been in that era consistently since 2009 or 2010, and it's another reason why the culture hasn't changed much since then. Windows Vista felt like that shorted lived era throughout the late 2000's tied between the Windows XP and the Windows 7 & up eras. Similar to how Windows 2000 was tied between the Windows 95/98 and Windows XP eras.

There wasn't a Windows 9. They just skipped to Windows 10 when they made their recent OS.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:Baltimoreianon06/03/16 at 1:34 pm

Well there's a difference between modern and futuristic. Windows 7 doesn't look modern, but it does look more futuristic than windows 10 to me. I liked the aero glass transparency and the 3d effect. It looked really pleasing to the eye. Windows 10 no longer has that and just has the grey bar at the top of windows which looks plain and boring. I also always hated the metro UI too that is now found in the start menu. It looks really childish lol.

How does it make it look futuristic? Windows 7 just basically acted like Windows XP and Vista, except that Windows 7 could pin your favorite apps. That is something which could look futuristic, since no other OS before Win 7 does that. But Windows 7 isn't that well enough for today. It's been around since 2009, and it only has four years left until it discontinues. Windows 10 looks modern, but it could have similar features whenever Microsoft makes an update over it,

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:Slim95on06/03/16 at 1:37 pm

How does it make it look futuristic? Windows 7 just basically acted like Windows XP and Vista, except that Windows 7 could pin your favorite apps. That is something which could look futuristic, since no other OS before Win 7 does that. But Windows 7 isn't that well enough for today. It's been around since 2009, and it only has four years left until it discontinues. Windows 10 looks modern, but it could have similar features whenever Microsoft makes an update over it,

I'm saying Windows 7 UI and design look futuristic. But Windows 7 is a dated OS I agree. It's like 7 years old which is ancient in the world of tech. Features are old too. The OS is dated, I'm just saying I like the look of Windows 7 more and the design looked more futuristic for me with the aero glass trasperency. I wish Microsoft would bring that back.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:Howardon06/03/16 at 2:28 pm

There's no such thing as Windows 9. ;D

no such name.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:mqg96on06/03/16 at 2:29 pm

There wasn't a Windows 9. They just skipped to Windows 10 when they made their recent OS.

Slim just told me that lol, and it was an accident, but hopefully both of you understand my point though.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:Baltimoreianon06/03/16 at 6:39 pm

Slim just told me that lol, and it was an accident, but hopefully both of you understand my point though.

Yeah. But I made that post before Slim.

Subject:Re: so now thats its been a few years do you think the late 00s is dated?

Written By:2001on06/04/16 at 9:35 am

To me, Windows 10 looks "modern" but not "futuristic". The modern look looks like it came straight from the 80s. 8-P

It was actually lifted straight from late 2000s flat, minimalistic German/Scandinavian designs. I like the look of both, but next to the modern material design, I feel the glass-Vista look looks very cluttered and busy.

I haven't used Windows 10 yet. My computer tried to force the update and then botched the installation, and I haven't been able to get onto my Windows partition since. I was using Ubuntu 99.9% of the time anyway, so it wasn't a big deal. Right now I have a Macbook. Windows 8 looked the same as 7/Vista for the most part to me. The metro design of the startup screen felt tacked on and not at all suitable for non-touch screen computers.

Just gonna drop my thoughts on this one. Yes, as a gen Y'er/Millennial I still like to cling on to the late 2000s as they were my teenage years after all. But I must admit things are starting to look dated now.

The novelty of things like 3d in Windows 7 has worn off and Windows 10 has gone back to good old 2d.

Things were designed all super curvy and swoopy in the second half of the 2000s but now they are becoming more toned down and squarer again, sort of like a modern take on 80s design.

It is weird, I still remember movies like "Pineapple Express", "District 9", "There will be Blood" and "No country for old men" to be like yesterday, but they are now nearly 10 years old! A lot of those were movies that I downloaded and watched off torrent sites, the same as I do to this day.

I think you sum up 2007 very well. I have noticed a similar trend, it all exploded onto the scene in that year.

I also find the mid 10s depressing because I am in my mid-late 20s rather than my mid-late teens with that all to look forward to. But that is purely due to personal circumstances. There was plenty of doom and gloom in the 2000s all the way through to occupy a teenage mind.

What a hateful woman! She can't think out of her own state, let alone country! She seems to forget about millennial in other countries when she cites examples and even in her own country and just address people in her own class.

Very interesting, I like how you have broken it down there. I relish the details you have included about each era and I do agree.